Square Enix Asks If You Prefer Final Fantasy 15 or Persona 5

Square Enix wants to know which JRPG you'd rather play — its own, upcoming Final Fantasy 15, or Persona 5.

The question is nested within a survey on the publisher's website (via DualShockers), and asks "If Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV were released at the same time, which would you prefer [to buy]?" If you prefer Persona, the survey asks for specifics. Like if it's because you enjoy the Persona series, its characters, or just the world.

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Final Fantasy 15 has been in development much too long for Square to be looking for likely inspiration. Instead, this may suggest that the Japanese publisher is gauging interest for a release date.

Persona 5 is set to release in Japan sometime next summer, with a North American release date more vaguely settled as sometime in 2016. Square Enix would likely want to avoid that window if they saw Persona 5 as competition. Which means the long-awaited Final Fantasy game might be finally be just around the corner.

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